Okay, I confess, I didn’t exactly bother with healthy eating while I was on holiday. When faced with all the foods I love that are unavailable here, I don’t have much self-control. There were fish and chips, cream teas, Cornish pasties and crumpets. But there were also days we skipped lunch because by the time we had finished whatever thing we were doing it made more sense to go straight to tea (uh, that’s dinner to most of you). And there was walking along beaches and around botanical gardens for miles. Plus we went hiking three times in the Lake District. That’s three four-hour hikes, up and down mountains, clambering over rocks, squelching through bogs… so why do my scales tell me I’ve not only put on all the weight I had lost (which admittedly was only just over a kilogram), but also put on an extra kilogram on top of that? It just goes to show what I already suspected… when it comes to weight loss, exercise is of no use to me. The only way for me to get those scales to be my friend is to cut calories. And with a mere three months to go until I need to fit in a bridesmaid dress, it is a matter of some urgency! So no more crisps, chocolate, cakes and bacon for me… except as a special treat. Healthy eating starts now.
oh I love cream tea so much! I always get it when I’m in Ireland too. Yum. Diets go out the window on holidays
Yep, scone calories are definitely worth it!
Yum! Totally worth it. Maybe some of the gain was muscle, with all that walking. 🙂
I´m with you! Starts now!!
I feel your pain! I’ve eaten soooooooooooooo much this holiday and I weighed myself and I weighed TEN STONE! I have never been more than about 9 in my life! AGHGHGHGHG
I wish I weighed 10 stone! I’m closer to 11 now. NOT at 11 (yet!) but too close for comfort…
Haha I know that feeling!! I hope you have been well? It has been so long since I caught up with my fave blogs!
Going home and getting all those treats is worth it though! And three months is enough time to get a fair bit off, but you are right, calorie tracking is the way to go. Exercise has helped me a bit, but I had to start getting honest with myself about how much I ate vs burned. You can do it! 🙂